Our Services
Bite Size Bike Fix
New Bite Size Bike Fix courses now available as part of Merseyside Freewheeling - pick and choose what to learn or even book multiple courses to build up your skills over a number of courses.
Most courses are run at our workshop in Kirkdale, but there are also some limited dates in other areas - see below for details. We're also running Free adult cycle training sessions - click here for more information.
BikeRight! Kirkdale
Unit 11, DBH Business Centre, 105 Boundary Street, Liverpool L5 9YJ
Click here for map and directions
Sat 12th May 10:30-12:30 Safety Check (Kdl)
Wed 16th May 1-3pm Brakes (Kdl)
Wed 16th May 5-7pm Punctures (Kdl)
Wed 23rd May 10-12 Gears (Kdl)
Thur 24th May 1-3pm Safety Check (Kdl)
Eligibility
To be eligible for FREE training sessions you need to live, work or study in the Merseyside area and be aged over 16.
If you don't live or work in one of these areas and still want to take part we make a charge of £50 per session. This fee can be paid in cash or cheque on the day of your training.
Training centre deatils
Course 1 Safety check, clean and lubricate
- Check your bike to find out what needs adjusting and tighten some nuts and bolts on the way
- How tight is tight?
- Are you sitting comfortably? Make sure your saddle is at the correct height
- I’ll name that part in one - what are the bits on your bike called
- Identify that scraping sound
- Keeping it clean - learn how to keep your bike clean and correctly lubricated
- Under pressure - how to make sure that your tyres are correctly inflated
Course 2 Wheel, tyre and tube removal. Mending a puncture
- Rear wheel removal
- Quick release skewers and how they work
- Feeling tyred? How to get that tyre off and on again
- What caused it? How to find out how you got the puncture
- Mending a puncture
- Refitting the wheel
Course 3 Gear adjustment
- How a derailleur works
- What do those little screws do?
- Troubleshooting
- Setting up gears
- Checking compatibility
- Changing a gear cable
- Gear hangers
Course 4 Brake adjustment cables and blocks
- Stop in the name of love
- Why aren’t those brakes working?
- Cleaning and lubricating cables
- Indentifying your brakes and buying the right parts.
- Changing a brake cable
- Changing brake blocks
- Setting up your brakes correctly
NEW - women only courses at BikeRight! Kirkdale training centre.
We've aranged some fantastic female friendly Bite Size courses with our chief mechanic Mary. Dates below:
* no cash alternative
BikeRight! reserve the right to withhold training
Free training subject to availability and eligibility